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Ancistrus gymnorhynchus

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Species of catfish

Ancistrus gymnorhynchus
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Ancistrus
Species: A. gymnorhynchus
Binomial name
Ancistrus gymnorhynchus
Kner, 1854

Ancistrus gymnorhynchus is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae, endemic to Venezuela, where it occurs in the upper Pao River of the Orinoco drainage basin and coastal rivers of the Carabobo and Yaracuy states. It reaches 14.2 cm (5.6 in) in standard length and feeds very efficiently on algae.

References

  1. Armbruster, J.W. (2023). "Ancistrus gymnorhynchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T49829594A176013103. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49829594A176013103.en. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  2. "Ancistrus gymnorhynchus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Ancistrus gymnorhynchus". FishBase.
Taxon identifiers
Ancistrus gymnorhynchus


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